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Tommy's Holiday Camp. KOWS lp radio, Occidental, West Sonoma County

Every Friday night from 7-9 pm (Pacific Coast Time) on KOWS 107.3 fm or streaming live at www.kows.fm.to STREAM Broadcasting to West Sonoma County and the World from beautiful downtown Occidental California.
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RECENT INTERVIEWS


4-13-12 Buckeye Gathering: Paleotechnics & Ancestral Arts with Rusty, Tamara, Velton & Jay Eleanor Smeal N.O.W feminist activist 3-23-12, Dr Andrew Semmel nuclear non-profiferation 3-10-12
2-23: Derek Cressman, Common Cause 2-15-12:North Bay Occupied Press: Linda & Evelina New Occupy media 2-10-12 Caryl Hart, Director, Sonoma County Parks 2-10-122-3-12 Bill Vartnaw 2012-13 Sonoma County Poet Laureate Interview and poetry reading

2/1/12: Robert Naiman of Just Foreign Policy on Iran & Middle East politics.   1/28/12 Youkali Live in Studio, Roxanne Oliva, Dan Kahane & Josh Fossgreen
12-27-11: Luke Oberkirch SRJC Women's soccer coach.

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Stories by Arnoldo LISTEN RECENT SHOWS
Q: What is a Holiday Camp?

A: In 1945, at the end of the Second World War in Britain, there were a huge number of families reunited at last with their >>>read more

2011 SOUNDS FROM MAJOR EVENTS

Archived music
Pirate Radio in England in 1970's
Matt Black & the Doodlebugs. Punky Xmas written by Matt Black & Arnold Levine.

Keith Moon sings Tommy's Holiday Camp

soldier husband/fathers after up to six years of fighting. In America the returning G.I.'s were regaled with the G.I. Bill which gave them education and homes. In war-devastated and bankrupt Britain, the returning Tommy's (British soldiers), got Holiday Camps and The National Health System.
These collective 2-week-a-year vacation spots were first opened along the British coast using converted war-time army barracks by enterprising companies like Butlins & Pontins. Once in the holiday camp all amenities were free such as food, amusements and baby-sitting. (The baby boom started somewhere!). Imagine Club Med in pre-fall East Germany. My family went to Butlins in Skegness for their first holiday.

 

 

 

Listen to or download recent shows and interviews:

Newly added,12-27-11: Luke Oberkirch SRJC Women's soccer coach. 12-23-11:Kathy Robinson - Women's Action for New Direction (WAND) Military and nuclear reductions 12-21-11 Sabel Regalia, Spiral food cooperative, 11-24-11 John Wunderlich, Sunlight Foundation, Washington D.C. Ken Nicol 11-11-11 British Musician - Easy Street, Steeleye Span & Albion Band. 11-11-11 11-11-11 Daniel Ellsberg: Peace Activist, Pentagon Papers, Nuclear Expert. talks with Laura Goldman 10-21-1, William Hartung: Center for International Policy talks on Military Budget, Military Priorities and the Super Committee10-21-11 Lourence Misedah Kenyan gay activist 10-7-1110-7-11 Cindy Williams: MIT Principal Research Scientist on the military budget 9-16-11 Osha Newmann: East Bay political & social activist, lawyer, & artist


 
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